Year started in the program: 1998
Email address: haydee.cuevas@satechnologies.com
Current work location: S.A. Technologies

Research interest: My research interests fall under the general area of "knowledge acquisition of complex systems." This includes such factors as knowledge structure development (e.g., mental models), use of metacognitive strategies in learning, active learning approaches to training, and the role of individual differences. Also of interest are the factors involved in training and performance of teams in distributed environments.

I am presently working on my dissertation, which seeks to explore how to scaffold constructive cognitive and metacognitive processes in learner-controlled, self-paced computer-based training environments. Additionally, I am working with Dr. Stephen Fiore on two research projects: 1) “Integrative Knowledge Acquisition and Measurement Strategies in Adaptive Distributed Training Systems,” under the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative; and, 2) “Supporting Knowledge Acquisition Through Enhanced Displays (SKATED), investigating the use of interactive training technology to support knowledge acquisition in the aviation domain.

Select Publications

Fiore, S. M., Cuevas, H. M., & Oser, R. L. (in press). A picture is worth a thousand connections: The facilitative effects of diagrams on task performance and mental model development. Computers in Human Behavior.

Fiore, S. M., Cuevas, H. M., Scielzo, S., & Salas, E. (in press). Training individuals for distributed teams: Problem solving assessment for distributed mission research. Computers in Human Behavior.

Cuevas, H. M, Fiore, S. M., & Oser, R. L. (2001). The facilitative effects of diagrams on scaffolding knowledge acquisition and metacognition in low verbal ability learners. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 936-940. Santa Monica, CA: HFES.

Cuevas, H. M., Huthmann, A., Knudsen, A., & Chein-Wei, C. (2001). Performance differences in a navigation task among users presented with a north-up versus track-up orientation map display. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1666-1670. Santa Monica, CA: HFES.

Fiore, S. M., Cuevas, H. M., & Oser, R. L. (2001). Supporting knowledge acquisition through enhanced displays: The facilitative effects of diagrams on scaffolding knowledge acquisition and metacognition in low verbal ability learners. (Technical Report for the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, prepared under Contract No. N61399-99-C-0106). Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida.

Cuevas, H. M., Fiore, S. M., & Oser, R. L. (2000). Individual differences in complex task learning via interactive systems. Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 3-171. Santa Monica, CA: HFES.

Fiore, S. M., Cuevas, H. M., & Oser, R. L. (2000). Supporting knowledge acquisition through enhanced displays: The facilitative effects of diagrams on task performance and mental model development (Technical Report for the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, prepared under Contract No. N61399-99-C-0106). Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida.

Fiore, S. M., Oser, R. L., & Cuevas, H. M. (2000). Knowledge structure instantiation: Implications for measurement and transfer. Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1-292. Santa Monica, CA: HFES.

Rhodenizer, L., Pharmer, J., Bowers, C. A., & Cuevas, H. M. (2000). An analysis of critical incident reports from a 911 center. Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 4-441. Santa Monica, CA: HFES.